On 11 Jun 2002, Moshe Zadka wrote: > On Tue, 11 Jun 2002, Arash Zeini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I am not sure about this. I am copying one of the developers of freebidi to > > have his statement. > > Thanks.
The current fribidi library is about 64kb. I guess the next version with arabic shaping will be something about 75kb. > > I am asking these questions since we are considering to (possibly) base a new > > distribution on Debian. > > Great! > I am interested in that too, since it would mean easier installation in > Hebrew, too. However, besides looking this over and giving some pointers, > I don't have time to do anything about i18n, sadly :( > > > In that case we might be > > able to do something. > > Debian always welcomes new contributions. :) > > So it is essential for us to see if the 'standard' installation procedure > > would support BiDi and RTL, and in case the answer is no, if it can be > > elevated to a higher degree of importance for the Debian project. Another > > important point would be to have a timeframe in which this could be realized. > > The timeframe is, as always, up to the people interested and willing to > do work. Since you seem to be the first person interested in these issues, > I'd bet you are the most likely to be able to do the work. Please check out > what we have so far (see cvs.debian.org: you want the debian-boot CVS root, > and the debian-installer project). cdebconf is in tools/. > > To work against freebidi, I think the sanest thing is to > a) generate a freebidi udeb ASAIK fribidi already has a udeb (is udeb the debian package? or I'm too wrong?). > b) have cdebconf produce two udebs: cdebconf and cdebconf-bidi, the later > linked against freebidi (and depending on the udeb) > > I doubt anyone has that on his plate, but if you produce high-quality > patches, they have (I think) a good chance of getting in. > > > If I am missing a relevant person from the Debian project, who would be > > interested and responsible for these questions, please forward my email to > > them. > > Well, everyone who is working on debian-installer should be reading this > list. If you are interested in post-installation configuration, you should > probably be looking at adding these features to debconf as well. I do not > know if freebidi has a Perl interface, but if it is, it should probably > be used in debconf. fribidi has a Perl interface too (by Dov), but the whole fribidi project (fribidi library, perl interface, php interface, deb packages, rpm packages, ...) should go under a major revise. > If you think of writing debconf patches, I'd suggest talking to the > debconf maintainer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) first to see what he thinks > of this (for example, whether he thinks this belongs as an integral part, > or as an alternative solution, or whatever). -- Behdad Esfahbod 21 Khordad 1381, 2002 Jun 11 http://behdad.org/ [Finger for Geek Code] Humor in the Court: Q: (Showing man picture.) That's you? A: Yes, sir. Q: And you were present when the picture was taken, right? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
